Archive for April, 2023

The Wood Brothers - 'Heart Is the Hero' (2023)

The Wood Brothers – ‘Heart Is the Hero’ (2023)

Coming out of trying times, something new from the Wood Brothers might just be what we need. ‘Heart Is The Hero’ is an extra-rootsy effort that satisfies the soul.

Steve Lukather, "When I See You Again" from 'Bridges' (2023): One Track Mind

Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One Track Mind

Steve Lukather returns with a Toto-sounding single, just two years after ending his longest-ever dry spell as a solo artist.

Why I Actually Didn't Like Some of Those Huge '70s Records

Why I Actually Didn’t Like Some of Those Huge ’70s Records

Cheap Trick recorded ‘At Budokan’ 45 years ago this month, creating another in a string of LPs that were simply everywhere back then.

Nick Finzer - 'Dreams, Visions, Illusions' (2023)

Nick Finzer – ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions’ (2023)

Trombonist, band leader and composer Nick Finzer returns with 10 challenging original compositions on the three-part ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions.’

How 'The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees' Blew Away Their Pre-Fab Image

How ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees’ Blew Away Their Pre-Fab Image

The genre-blending Monkees did a great job of flaunting their mercurial talents 55 years ago this month on ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees.’

The Two Poets Who Created a Foundation for Rock

The Two Poets Who Created a Foundation for Rock

Arthur Rimbaud and William S. Burroughs shaped the evolution of rock, and then each rebellious leap and plunge into more experimental music.

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] - 'MYSTIC' (2023)

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] – ‘MYSTIC’ (2023)

The the music of ‘MYSTIC’ by the expanded Sun of Goldfinger ensemble The Sunny Four lives entirely in the moment while justifying multiple moments re-hearing it.

Matt Mitchell, "equanimity" and "concentricals" (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Matt Mitchell, “equanimity” and “concentricals” (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Here are a pair of streaming premieres of songs from Matt Mitchell’s upcoming piano/drums double-disc album ‘Oblong Aplomb.’

Steve Howe's Tomorrow - 'Permanent Dream' (2023)

Steve Howe’s Tomorrow – ‘Permanent Dream’ (2023)

A re-imagined and expanded update of Tomorrow’s classic debut from stalwart Yes guitarist Steve Howe toughens their psych-rock groove.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture In Brooklyn' (2023):  Movies

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture In Brooklyn’ (2023): Movies

Ivo Perelman’s one-on-one improvisations with 12 distinct reedists ‘Reed Rapture In Brooklyn’ is the story of an ambitious project told through a box set of recordings now being told through a full-length documentary.